Not an American here. But D Day seems to be a really important day in history. Is it a major holiday with celebrations in America?

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  3. No, some places will have a small memorial service with surving ww2 vets on D-day, or Pearl Harbor day, but it’s not brought up in day-to-day talk any more

  4. It is becoming more of a footnote as fewer and fewer people are alive who were then.

    I remember the 50th Anniversary being a pretty big deal…but that was almost 30 years ago now.

    It is nothing like a major holiday. Just something we note along with Pearl Harbor Day or similar historical events.

  6. It’s not a major holiday, and it seems that it gets more fanfare in Europe (specifically France).

    That being said some people do still commemorate it, my parents will be traveling to Normandy for Dday memorial this year.

    Of major WWII dates, December 7th (bombing of Pearl Harbor) generally gets more recognition.

  7. No, you may see someone posts about it on social media. Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day are catch-all holidays to celebrate the sacrifices made by people who served in our militaries.

    Memorial Day (last Monday of May) usually falls close to D-Day, so a lot of WW2 movies are promoted or shown then.

  8. No, kinda wish we did, but not sure how we would celebrate since we already have memorial day

  9. It’s acknowledged (“on this day in history…”) but not really celebrated as a holiday.

  12. As others have said, No and it is not a federal holiday. But I personally commemorate it every year by posting about it with a photo of my grandfather and a letter that he wrote from a hospital on June 12th 1944. He was sent in on June 7th and made it a few miles inland before taking shrapnel on the 10th. You can see it in my post history a few years ago. I also watch Saving Private Ryan every year too.

    So It is more of a personal connection thing.

  13. No, but I do tend to watch the end of the first episode of Band of Brothers and tear up that day.

  15. I doubt very many younger people even know what it is. I had a lot of ww2 veterans in my family and circle including one who was present at d day. So I always put out the flags but beyond that never did much

  16. I feel like we consolidate all the military victory commemorations into our Memorial day (last Monday of May), and Independence Day (July 4th) holidays.

  17. “Celebrate”? No.

    Something that is acknowledged in media, school, at memorial parks etc? Sure.

  18. I wouldn’t say “celebrate”. Governments and political leaders will usually put out statements to commemorate it. News outlets will often run public interest pieces about it. Stuff like the History Channel will usually have programming about it.

    But we don’t shut down schools/work for it or anything like that.

  19. No it’s not. There’s usually an article or two out there about some nuance but it’s not an official holiday either. I’d say it gets a little less mention than December 7th. Memorial day is probably the biggest because most people get it as a day off. Veterans day is mostly a government/bank holiday.

    Just as a slight segue, I’d encourage people to visit Normandy. There’s still gratitude from the French people in the area and the cemetery is kept in immaculate condition. Visiting the beaches which are very different than most US beaches I’ve been to, the width and defensive positions make you realize the bravery required. Very sobering.

  20. Nope.

    We could have a Liberation Day, though. We could celebrate using our power to help others.

  22. Celebrate? No.

    Commemorate? Yes. But it’s not a major day.

    If we had a holiday for every major event we’d have nothing but holidays.

  23. Not a holiday but more of a oh it’s the anniversary of this historical event, neat.

  24. The date is recognized and maybe the news will do a small piece talking about it and interviewing someone that participated but that’s about it. Major anniversaries of the date may also get some extra attention in the media. Not celebrated by the average person.

  26. Not really. Usually it’ll be mentioned on the news or website so you know that the day has come, but it’s not something that’s very important here. Other war type holidays are more important here.

  27. No. It honestly seems it’s be a bit weird for us to do so.

    It’s a very important battle, and we won it, but it’s not when world war 2 ended or anything. I think that’d be more appropriate if we were going to do anything other than note the moment.

  29. Celebrate like parties in the streets? No

    Celebrate like some cable channel is having an all day marathon of WW2 movies? Yes

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